WTA Premier Mandatory, Beijing 2013

[ozza]

The premier mandatory in Beijing begins on Saturday.

Only player who would have been seeded to be missing is Sharapova (and Bartoli).

The seeds:
#1 Serena Williams
#2 Victoria Azarenka
#3 Agnieszka Radwanska
#4 Na Li
#5 Sara Errani
#6 Caroline Wozniacki
#7 Angelique Kerber
#8 Jelena Jankovic
#9 Petra Kvitova
#10 Roberta Vinci
#11 Sloane Stephens
#12 Carla Suarez Navarro
#13 Sabine Lisicki
#14 Ana Ivanovic
#15 Samantha Stosur
#16 Simona Halep

There are 4 byes. They are given to the 4 semi-finalists in Tokyo.

[1] S.Williams vs Vesnina
Schiavone vs Cornet
Kirilenko vs Zheng
U.Radwanska vs [16] Halep
[11] Stephens vs Wozniak
Bouchard vs Rybarikova
Beck vs Niculescu
BYE vs [5] Wozniacki

[3] A.Radwanska vs Voegele
Keys vs Cibulkova
Hercog vs Puig
Penneta vs [14] Ivanovic
[10] Vinci vs Svitolina
Zhang vs Peng
Zakopalova vs Robson
BYE vs [7] Kerber


[5] Errani vs Flipkens
Doi vs Soler-Espinosa
Lepchenko vs Watson
BYE vs [9] Kvitova
[13] Lisicki vs Scheepers
BYE vs V.Williams
Jovanovski vs Cirstea
Hantuchova vs [4] Li

[8] Jankovic vs Pavlyuchenkova
Fichman vs Voskoboeva
Barthel vs Davis
Mladenovic vs [12] Suarez Navarro
[15] Stosur vs Safarova
Kanepi vs Goerges
Hsieh vs Kuznetsova
Petkovic vs [2] Azarenka

Website: http://www.chinaopen.com.cn/en/

This is a joint event with an ATP 500. There will be 3 streamed courts on the WTA side.

The event opens with a charity match between Na Li and ATP world number 1 Novak Djokovic on Friday.

Defending champion is Victoria Azarenka.

 

[ozza]

Updated with draw.

 

[Moxie]

Thanks for putting that up, Ozza. That's a lot of everyone playing, and the draws seem pretty even. Should be good.

 

[tossip]

pova will not be missed because all the stars are there...

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Very strange draw.
Serena versus Elena right off the bat!
How did Wozniak get into the main darw?

 

[ozza]

Very strange draw.
Serena versus Elena right off the bat!
How did Wozniak get into the main draw?

She has a protected ranking of something like #41.

 

[isabelle]

Injured Cornet retired vs Schiavone

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

We are in the main draw:

here are final qualifying scores and your qualifiers:

Singles - Qualifying - Final round
[1] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) d Anna Schmiedlova (SVK) | 4 - 6 | 6 - 0 | 6 - 3 |
[11] Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) d [2] Marina Erakovic (NZL) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2 |
[14] Lauren Davis (USA) d [7] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) | 7 - 5 | 7 - 6 (3) |
Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d Virginie Razzano (FRA) | 2 - 6 | 7 - 5 | 0 - 0 | ret
Sharon Fichman (CAN) d [10] Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) | 4 - 6 | 7 - 6 (5) | 6 - 4 |
[12] Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d [6] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 4 |
[13] Polona Hercog (SLO) d [4] Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 3 |
Misaki Doi (JPN) d [3] Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) | 7 - 6 (5) | 4 - 2 | ret

I will post first round scores later. Some matches are still going.

 

[my sherona]

its sara time to shine.

 

[my sherona]

pova will not be missed because all the stars are there...

you missed her already... don't worry you're not alone.. millions of us missed her.

 

[RJD11]

Looks like they want Serena vs Sloane again

 

[RJD11]

Very close match between URad and Simona

Surprized because Simona has been red hot

lately or was she still feeling the effects of Tokyo?

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

... don't worry you're not alone.. millions of us missed her.

Great job on your avatar, I like it, that's a great picture of Masha, looks so cute, I miss her too.
:heart:

I updated mine since it was from 2012.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Looks like they want Serena vs Sloane again

Who is "they"?
:huh:
As for me, I want Sloane vs. Caro first!

I have completed first round scores:

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

FIRST ROUND
[11] Sloane Stephens (USA) d Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 4 |
Monica Niculescu (ROU) d Annika Beck (GER) | 7 - 6 (4) | 6 - 4 |
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d Alize Cornet (FRA) | 3 - 2 | RET
[12] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) | 6 - 2 | 3 - 6 | 7 - 5 |
Urszula Radwanska (POL) d [16] Simona Halep (ROU) | 7 - 6 (4) | 7 - 6 (2) |
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d Heather Watson (GBR) | 1 - 6 | 6 - 3 | 6 - 3 |
[10] Roberta Vinci (ITA) d Elina Svitolina (UKR) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2 |
[5] Sara Errani (ITA) d Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) | 7 - 6 (3) | 6 - 1 |

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Order of play:
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

NATIONAL TENNIS STADIUM

12:30 - [3] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL) V STEFANIE VOEGELE (SUI)
14:30 - DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK) V [4] NA LI (CHN)
16:30 - [1] SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) V ELENA VESNINA (RUS)
19:30 - MARIA KIRILENKO (RUS) V JIE ZHENG (CHN)
21:30 - [13] SABINE LISICKI (GER) V CHANELLE SCHEEPERS (RSA)

LOTUS COURT

12:30 - [15] SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS) V LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE)
14:30 - MADISON KEYS (USA) V DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA (SVK)
16:30 - KLARA ZAKOPALOVA (CZE) V LAURA ROBSON (GBR)
18:30 - MISAKI DOI (JPN) V SILVIA SOLER-ESPINOSA (ESP)

MOON COURT

12:30 - KAIA KANEPI (EST) V JULIA GOERGES (GER)
14:30 - MONA BARTHEL (GER) V LAUREN DAVIS (USA)

 

[tossip]

Looks like they want Serena vs Sloane again

Serena will school that bigmouth and drag her around Beijing by her chiclets teeth.:laydownlaughing

 

[ozza]

Updated first post placing the qualifiers into the draw.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Genie could meet Sloane again, they just played in Tokyo... this could be THE rivalry for the next 10 years folks.

"It was definitely an up and down match," Bouchard said. "I've known her since I was 12, and I've practiced with her a lot, so it's always tough playing someone like that - it's always a bit more mental
- See more at: http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3468925/title/bouchard-outlasts-stephens-in-tokyo#sthash.YpaZX4sX.dpuf

read more here:

http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3468925/title/bouchard-outlasts-stephens-in-tokyo

 

[Moxie]

Genie could meet Sloane again, they just played in Tokyo... this could be THE rivalry for the next 10 years folks.

"It was definitely an up and down match," Bouchard said. "I've known her since I was 12, and I've practiced with her a lot, so it's always tough playing someone like that - it's always a bit more mental
- See more at: http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3468925/title/bouchard-outlasts-stephens-in-tokyo#sthash.YpaZX4sX.dpuf

read more here:

http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3468925/title/bouchard-outlasts-stephens-in-tokyo

Sounds like a great match. Thanks for the heads-up on a rivalry-in-the-making, Kiu.

 

[tossip]

Genie will drag Sloane by her chiclets all over Beijing.....lol

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Genie has to beat Magdalena first.
The Slovak has won a title this year.